Spindle-bolt protector



J- G. WILCOX SPINDLE BOLT PROTECTOR Filed 09. a, 1921 m3 WzZaax,

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' [new and useful; Improvements;"in'f fipindle? Bolt Protectors,-. the fol:

'- spe fij t q a The objectof the invention is .toprovidjeaf l siinple andj efficient'meansfor protecting ands i a g as} a r tain r te thspind ebolt s? V YL-Vehicleoffihe automobile type; and-as:a A means 7 or fpreventing. the 'dismountingxof J y f gencymeans of holdingthe-spindle carrying I' sleevey in proper ;position, \vith -rel-ationqto' the bracket of the knuckle to permivor the k 4 o p -theflovver cull fwithv relation, to theqlower or go, substantially horizontal arm of thebracket.

" object in .vieW the-invention consistsiin a c ao " per and'lower bearing eyes 12 and 13 f the V andc'l3 so aslto overlap the remote end por;

jBegiit known, tha JAMES c -wannab Mme lie lfi l g39317 1633 1n t 1 CQlI-laild State a of {Wisconsin-,1 has "invented 7 ing Wheel knuckle.

owing v is t e p nd ii h events otad p'lace ent b e a age, Qfi- 'he b t. o to se ve as. n me operationof the carin" the event ofdi placeg mentor breakage ofthe bolt; H nd-With this 7 construction and combination "of parts-[of which, a preferredembodiment, is shown in 1; the accompanying dmnvmgs Where1nz+ v 25' "retaining device embodying the invention Figure l is a sectional View of a spindle applied j in the operative position-to a, steer- Figure 2 is an elevation taken from-the; inner side of thesa meyshowing 'the axle in section. f 1 p F j Figure 3 is a plan View of the same.

Figure 4 is an inverted plan viewlthereof. The device consists of upperjan'djlower collars and 11 v adaptedfto receive the up knuckle bracket 14, said collars beingr ofl aj gagement by a vcotter through -keepers :27 y from the backextension 10; y p 7 When "the members off the retainer are 1 arranged as indicated and are'secured bythe' depth exceeding the thickness of the eyes 12 tions of the sleeve 15 which carries the Wheel spindle l6 and through which extends the spindle bolt 17 secured in place as'in and cotter pin 19. V 1' p -r j Thecollars are provided jwith means for; holding them respectively iii engagement the ordinary practice by'means eff;- nut 18:

i 7 With the bracket eyes in said overlappingire lation With the extremities of the spindle car'- rying csleeveisol as to, serve as a means ofre-" .tainingsaid sleeve in a rotativeconditionbef,

tween the eyesof the knuckle'bra'cketwhether c the knuckle bolt 17 is in"place orfnot, and

in ft-hef construction; illustrated the mea s;

7: whereby said collars arethus 'held in' posirl;

'tion consist of inwardextensions,1O and ll of the collars respectively parall'ell vviththe arinsof he rackettoapoint fine -i s e: em i detion "l 1ea ded"end ofjthe knucklebolt the knuckle f bolt f lot. .the o -upper 17 and thence 'surfaceofthe a r-11 1112 as 'shown,at l0ito bea r upon the upper suriace o-fthe axle. QTlllS back serves-'asza-con 'nection, preferably; integral, between the or ,7 f nterssc b c- Omit-he axle inside of the inclined farm,- 12 ofjthe bracket,and'a lockingdevice connect ingathecinnerv ends oi said extensions to bind ly; provided with aback 10 which suitablelopens. he upper eye;

ex s own rd l g e nc n d q and then horizontally side portions l OlQf the cufi? extension-which: {lie ,i-n' jcontactiwiththesidegsurfaces of the bracket arni 12 as do the extensions 11?, of;

Attheir i'nnerends the extensions of the contact with the lowersurface offlthe axle,

' preferably close toi-the sleeve -l5 thefsider extensions of the bwer cuff are transversely connected by 8.:

bolt

and at intermediate points g l ;restingon the upper surfaceof the lower br'acket'eye; I I

v provided with horizontally extendedea'rsQO to' underlap and lie in V i fsions of the lower 'cufi'there are arranged up-i ywardly extending sided-ears 22,; extending above the planeofthe'upper side-of the axle bolt 21 toprevent downward displacement of the lower cufi' 11 andby the locking devicerepresented as above described'bythe foam carried by the upstanding ears'22 and bearing upon'the horizontal" back extension 109- of thef upper. cull, the displacement in any"directi,on ofthe c'ufi's'is prevented and position against displacement "even though carried by and rising,

should-be absent; Ob viously there will be an undesirable looseness of the sleeve when so" held andcwhichis' avoided byi-the useof the knuckle bolt,but,. as" an, emergency means of holding the 1 5 I the knuckle ,b'ea r ing 'sleeve 15 is locked] in i Alsoiat the inner ends of theside extenthe operation of. the gen-until such time as Heying described the invention, yvhat is. cllalmedi' as. new 'andjusefu1:1s:-' 1.

nient with "seitl' ba ck" extension of the upper the replaeementof the knnekle bolt niay'be "-31facesofthebracket armg'and means for sev M e for the axle a ryi g'sleeve Io'f ais tee iing knuckle having cuffs einbir'zicing' e116 eye's-of "the. knnckle v bracket in Iovei lapivpingsreleti n with" thea' d'j acent; extremities";

Qs'ions" :lyi-ngin conte'etflwith.thefside' surfaces ofth'e bracket grins and; means for'securin the inner ends of saidextensions iii eJfiXed frelationwith theaiile', the? extensions of the low-e1 "(3111f belng'proy'ided' With-ears forqen gagement. With the f-unclersurf-a'ce {of theexlef and; the extensionsofthe u per cufi being v s pitovicled with ab ocke'xtension bearingup'on I the upper side of the axle; and said'festening qlneans 'co'nsistingof' ears extending'upwaro- 'ix omthe extensionsof the lower cufi'; and aw cam mounted between sn'id'l earsfoi 'jenga'gef 035 e havingenfis embracing k I {the eyes oi' theknuokle bracket in'foverl a-pserve, 7 every purpose necessary :to permit :of-

ping relation withfthe adjacent extremities of the slee e,--sa d cnffs 'havingjside extensions lylng ln contact. with the side sureii fing'gthe inner ends of said extensions in a fixed relzition with. the axle, ft'he extensions "of the lower cut? being provided with ears for engagementiwitl the unclersnjr'fec'e of the-axle and'theeXtensions oftlie upper gulf n "being provided wjv ith '2; back extension-"bear 'ingjfu'pon thefupper' side of the axle, said 15% cn'fi'; a'f'cam carried between and pivotally mounted on said ears for engagement With @thefbaekextension of thefupperr'cu'ff, said ca-m being provided with a handle, said back is Vdisp'osedi in the cam actuating position,

and a retainer spanning saiclears above'said 'hanclle' to secure thelattei 1n cam vretalmngj.

position, I I

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extension being provided with lip-standing spaced keeper's between which said handle telling means consisting -of 'e'a1seXtelnding' upward -fron1 }the extensions of the lower mony whereof he itfiixes his signe- AMES ILCoX, j 

